Viking Helgi

	Viking Helgi at Northern River Terminal in Moscow on 9 June 2012
History
Name	Aleksey Surkov (1984–2012); Viking Helgi (2012–2016);
Owner	2003–2016: Passazhirskiy Flot
Operator	Passazhirskiy Flot
Port of registry	1984–1993: Leningrad, Soviet Union; 1993–2016: Saint Petersburg, Russia;
Route	Moscow – Saint Petersburg
Builder	VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau, Boizenburg, East Germany
Yard number	381
Completed	June 1984
In service	1984
Identification	Callsign: UAWG9; RRR number: 160222; IMO number: 8422606; MMSI number: 273367610;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Dmitriy Furmanov-class river cruise ship
Tonnage	5,594 GT; 493 DWT;
Displacement	3,853 tons;
Length	129.0 m (423.2 ft)
Beam	16.7 m (55 ft)
Draught	2.88 m (9.4 ft)
Decks	5 (4 passenger accessible)
Installed power	3 × 6ЧРН36/45 (ЭГ70-5); 2,208 kilowatts (2,961 hp);
Propulsion	3 propellers
Speed	25.5 km/h (15.8 mph; 13.8 kn)
Capacity	250 passengers
Crew	120

The Viking Helgi (Russian: Викинг Хельги) is a Dmitriy Furmanov-class (project 302, BiFa129M) Soviet/Russian river cruise ship, cruising in the Volga – Neva basin. The ship was built by VEB Elbewerften Boizenburg/Roßlau at their shipyard in Boizenburg, East Germany, and entered service in 1984. The ship is named after Oleg of Novgorod in its Scandinavian version Helgi.^[6]

Viking Helgi sails under Russian flag. Her home port is currently Saint Petersburg.

Features

The ship has restaurant “Neva” with panoramic views on the Middle deck,^[7] two bars, onboard boutique, observation lounge and library.^[8]